Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Haga, Monika"
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Adolescent Health. Perceived Stress in Relation to Pain, Physical Fitness, Mindfulness, and BMI
Østerås, Berit (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:3, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Summary: Stress and pain are prevalent and significantly associated in Norwegian 15-16 year olds. Physical fitness seems not to protect against stress in the adolescents. Attention awareness, on the contrary, might have ... -
Assessing Swimming Competence among Children in Physical Education, and Exploring Skill Transfer in Various Aquatic Environments
Sundan, Jon (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2025:1, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Sammendrag Svømmedyktighet, basseng, og åpent vann: En nytenkning av svømmeopplæring for å styrke sikkerheten i naturlige vannmiljøer Vann dekker 70% av jordens overflate og har gitt kloden kallenavnet den blå planet. ... -
Assessment of motor competence across the life-span: Aspects of reliability and validity of a new test battery
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard W.; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this article, the psychometric properties of a new test battery aimed at quantifying motor competence across the life span are explored. The battery was designed to be quantitative, simple to administer, applicable for ... -
The association between academic achievement in physical education and timing of biological maturity in adolescents
Hagen, Ruben V.; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Individual differences in tempo and timing of biological maturity, especially in adolescents, has been argued as a potential underlying cause of relative age effects observed in Physical education (PE). Indeed, differences ... -
Association between Motor Competence, Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Physical Education in 13-16-Years-Old School Children
Hagen, Ruben V.; Lorås, Håvard; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In physical education (PE), both assessment practices and choice of teaching content indicate that pupil-related factors such as motor competence and physical fitness potentially influence pupils' academic achievement in ... -
The Association Between Pupil-Related Psychological Factors and Academic Achievement in Physical Education
Hagen, Ruben V.; Lorås, Håvard; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: Physical education (PE) teachers’ assessments are often based on continuous observations of pupils. As certain psychological factors may mediate pupils’ learning behaviors relevant to the PE context, they may also ... -
Associations between Motor Competence, Physical Self-Perception and Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity in Children
Ensrud-Skraastad, Ole Kristian; Haga, Monika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Research indicates that children and adolescents gradually participate less in physical activity with age. Several factors are associated with children’s physical activity levels, such as motor performance, self-perception ... -
Associations Between Pupil-Related Factors and Achievement in Physical Education
Hagen, Ruben Vist (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:450, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Associations between pupil-related factors and the grade in Physical education The Physical education (PE) curriculum defines factors relevant to pupils` grades. Meanwhile, PE teachers experience considerable autonomy ... -
Associations of physical fitness and motor competence with reading skills in 9- and 12-year-old children: a longitudinal study
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Englund, Kjellrun Thora; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This longitudinal study explores the association of motor competence and physical fitness with reading skills in children aged 9 and 12 years. Sixty-seven children aged 9 years completed an assessment of motor competence ... -
Body and movement in early childhood; spaces for movement-based play
Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This essay discusses the importance of offering young children places for play and physical activity for development, learning and health. Childhood is an essential period for development and opportunities to learn and ... -
Breaking the reading code: Letter knowledge when children break the reading code the first year in school
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika; Ofteland, Greta Storm; Solstad, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The aim of this study was to examine when children learn to read and how learning to read depends on a foundation of alphabetic knowledge. 356 children aged 5–6 years completed assessments of letter-sound knowledge, i.e. ... -
Children’s outdoor movement education: position statement
Tortella, Patrizia; Ceciliani, A; Fumagalli, Guido; Jidovtseff, Boris; Wainwright, N; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika; Sgrò, F; Lipoma, M; Sääkslahti, Arja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This position statement follows to the thematic round table organized by S.I.E.M.eS. (Italian Society of Movement and Sport Education) as final event of the international congress on "Outdoor movement education" held in ... -
Comparing free play and partly structured play in 4-5-years-old children in an outdoor playground
Tortella, Patrizia; Haga, Monika; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Fumagalli, Guido; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The aim of this study was to compare how the organization of a movement session as partly structured play or free play influenced the physical activity engagement in 4–5 years old pre-schoolers. The partly structured ... -
Cross-Cultural Aspects: Exploring Motor Competence Among 7- to 8-Year-Old Children From Greece, Italy, and Norway
Haga, Monika; Tortella, Patrizia; Asonitou, Katerina; Charitou, Sophia; Fumagalli, Guido; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Motor development is affected by maturation and growth but also influenced by the specific environmental and cultural context. Therefore, cross-cultural research can provide information about how different cultural contexts, ... -
"Det har jo med å gjøre elevene våre i stand til å møte livet senere": En kvalitativ studie av kroppsøvingslæreres forståelse av begrepet livsmestring
Marken, Karoline; Reitan, Synne (Master thesis, 2022)De siste årene har det blitt rapportert lavere aktivitetsnivå, mer skjermtid og en økning i psykiske plager blant unge. Med utgangspunkt i aktuelle samfunnsutfordringer ble det ved fagfornyelsen og Kunnskapsløftet 2020 ... -
"Det har jo med å gjøre elevene våre i stand til å møte livet senere": En kvalitativ studie av kroppsøvingslæreres forståelse av begrepet livsmestring
Marken, Karoline; Reitan, Synne (Master thesis, 2022)De siste årene har det blitt rapportert lavere aktivitetsnivå, mer skjermtid og en økning i psykiske plager blant unge. Med utgangspunkt i aktuelle samfunnsutfordringer ble det ved fagfornyelsen og Kunnskapsløftet 2020 ... -
“Det som jeg alltid ofte sier til elevene, er at svømming er det eneste faget du kan dø av å ikke kunne.”
Krogh, Oda von; Lesund, Kristine (Master thesis, 2024)Dette forskningsprosjektet har undersøkt ulike faktorer læreren legger til rette for i utesvømming, med tanke på̊ å fremme meningsfulle opplevelser hos elevene på mellomtrinnet. På bakgrunn av dette har studien tatt ... -
“Det som jeg alltid ofte sier til elevene, er at svømming er det eneste faget du kan dø av å ikke kunne.”
Lesund, Kristine; Krogh, Oda von (Master thesis, 2024)Dette forskningsprosjektet har undersøkt ulike faktorer læreren legger til rette for i utesvømming, med tanke på̊ å fremme meningsfulle opplevelser hos elevene på mellomtrinnet. På bakgrunn av dette har studien tatt ... -
Development and Content Validation of the Swimming Competence Assessment Scale (SCAS): A Modified Delphi Study
Sundan, Jon; Haga, Monika; Lorås, Håvard Wuttudal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The purpose of this study was to design and develop the Swimming Competence Assessment Scale (SCAS) to measure children’s aquatic skills as they align with the physical education curriculum for Norwegian primary schools. ... -
Effect of a single bout of acute aerobic exercise at moderate-to-vigorous intensities on motor learning, retention and transfer
Lorås, Håvard; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Acute exercise influences human cognition, and evidence suggests that learning can be improved. According to the cognitive–energetic approach towards exercise cognition, exercise represents a stressor that elevates ...